Life expectancy at birth, total in Mongolia
Mongolia: Life expectancy at birth, total was 72.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Mongolia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Mongolia is 72.4 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Mongolia peaked at 72.4 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.53 years, in 1960.
That places Mongolia 132nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.14 years | 44.53 years | 51.36 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.86 years | 51.95 years | 55.03 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.39 years | 55.18 years | 58.1 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.89 years | 58.8 years | 62.79 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.13 years | 63.21 years | 67.97 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.13 years | 68.51 years | 71.05 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.88 years | 71.35 years | 72.4 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 129 Uzbekistan 72.53 years compare
- 130 Iraq 72.42 years compare
- 131 Kyrgyzstan 72.4 years compare
- 133 El Salvador 72.3 years compare
- 134 Saint Kitts and Nevis 72.28 years compare
- 135 India 72.23 years compare
More health data for Mongolia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 22,659 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 21,450 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 22,163 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 20,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 21,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 20,578 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Mongolia?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Mongolia was 72.4 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.53 years in 1960.
- How does Mongolia rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Mongolia ranks 132nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.